Despot Surname

174,692nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Despot Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Despot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia7401:5,714786
Bosnia and Herzegovina5381:6,5731,337
United States4211:860,94865,474
Serbia3401:21,0152,390
Canada1161:317,63429,153
Australia631:428,50333,982
Slovenia581:42,8917,610
Trinidad and Tobago541:25,2592,766
France211:3,162,987209,042
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Austria101:851,54467,454
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Despót (1) are calculated separately.

Despot (518) may also be a first name.

Despot Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Despot Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Despot is held by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Despót. For other potential spellings of Despot click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Despot? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 174,692nd most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,968,450 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Despot live; 68 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 68 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Despot is also the 371,231st most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 518 people.

Despot is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is held by 740 people, or 1 in 5,714. In Croatia it is most frequent in: City of Zagreb, where 39 percent are found, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 18 percent are found and Split-Dalmatia County, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Croatia Despot is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Despot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Despot has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,007 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Despot Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Despot surname are 9.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Despot earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.71% more than the national average, earning $46,475 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.82% more than the national average, earning $63,010 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Despót941/
Despots9293/
Despott9283/
Deszpot9262/
Despodt9249/
Despoth9224/
Despote923/
Despo91530/
Depot91388/
Desposte8654/
Deszpoth8632/
Desput83229/
Despos83170/
Dispot83150/
Despoy83115/
Depoot8348/
Dhespo8347/
Despat8335/
Despou8318/
Depoit8312/
Depost835/
Depodt833/
Despop832/
Depote832/
Dyspot831/
Depots831/
Despod831/
Depott831/
Diespo831/
Detpot831/
Depo801,808/
Despotova80216/
Despotová801/
Despois77402/
Despoux77207/
Depotte77126/
Doszpot7766/
Deszpod7726/
Deposte7714/
Despous7710/
Detphot776/
Deshpat773/
Despoid772/
Desputh771/
Depotts771/
Dispoth771/
Depoute771/
Despats771/
Despouz771/
Deszpót771/
Dechpot771/
Desposs770/
Despa732,896/
Dispo732,540/
Depoy731,069/
Depoi73142/
Deepo73140/
Depoh73119/
Depoo73104/
Deapo7381/
Diepo7371/
Depou7357/
Depos7344/
Deppo7332/
Depat7317/
Dipot736/
Depoa736/
Depoz732/
Depod732/
Depoj731/
Depho731/
Tdepo731/
Deipo731/
Hdepo731/
Doszpoth71170/
Despault71113/
Despatch7159/
Depoitte7145/
Diephout7140/
Despoids7113/
Despautz718/
Deshpute717/
D'Espois717/
Disposte715/
Deshpath711/
Depostds710/
Despas67832/
Depoux67292/
Despodova67267/
Dysput67179/
Diphot67169/
Despau67151/
Deszpa67135/
Depois6772/
Deepoo6769/
Depuoz6733/
Disput6730/
Dipote6722/
Depoid6719/
Depoys6717/
Dospod6716/
Depeut6716/
Depouh6714/
Despud6712/
Deepoh679/
Deepat679/
Deipod678/
Depadt676/
Despeault676/
Depate676/
Dospat675/
Deepho674/
Dispat673/
Dheppo672/
Dhespa672/
Deypoi671/
Dhepat671/
Deposz671/
Deppoo671/
Deppos671/
Deshpa671/
Deaspa671/
Depous671/
Deuppo671/
Dispoy671/
Dehpos671/
Depohy671/
Despós671/
Dipoth671/
Depoop671/
Deposs670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Despot
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